Joshuwa 7 - EBƆRƐ BE KAWƆL

Eekan be kulubi be asheŋ

¹ Israɛlebi daŋ kini kenu n sa kusɔ nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ daŋ kaŋɛ fanɛ b sa maŋ kaŋ ta kusɔ kama ashi Jɛriko n lar na nna. Kanyɛn ko nɛ b daa tre Eekan daŋ wora n da kusɔ nɛ Enyɛnpe kaŋɛ na so nna. Ŋkpal loŋ so nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ nya agbo ga n wɔtɔ Israɛlebi na. Eekan mo tuto e daa la Kaami nɛ mo nananyɛn malɛ la Zabdi nɛ mo alɛ mo tuto daa la Zɛra nɛ e shi Juda be kanaŋ to na.

² Kachako nɛ Joshuwa shuŋi basa ko ashi Jɛriko fanɛ b yɔ Ai nɛ k mata Bɛfavɛn ashi Bɛtɛl be epeŋilarkpa na n ya ŋana n dara kananɛ ndoŋ be kasawule na du.

³ B ka wora loŋ na nɛ b bɛta n ya kaŋɛ Joshuwa le: “K maŋ daga fanɛ Israɛl be benapo na kikɛ ka ya kɔ Aiebi na. Shuŋi basa ŋgboŋ anyɔ ŋko ŋgboŋ asa nawule. Sa maŋ shin nɛ benapo na kikɛ e yɔ kena na to, ŋkpal manɛ so kade na maŋ la kadegboŋ, nɛ kumo to be basa malɛ gba maŋ shi.”

⁴ Amoso Israɛlebi be benapo ŋgboŋ asa e daŋ ya kɔ kena na, nɛ Aiebi na daŋ pɔɔ bumo so

⁵ nseŋ mɔ Israɛlebi na be basa adesa nɛ ashe kikɛ. Aiebi na daŋ yili kade na be kabunagboŋ na ase nna n ju Israɛlebi na hale n ya fo kakpa nɛ baa bure ajembu to a pɔr na. Ndoŋ nɛ Israɛlebi na be aba pɔ bumo nɛ kufu pɛ bumo ga.

⁶ Nɛ Joshuwa nɛ Israɛlebi be benimu na kikɛ kpɛa bumo be asɔbuuso to kagbenejijaso nseŋ tɔr kasawule ashi Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ be ŋkre be deka na ase n dese ndoŋ hale n ya fo kaaseso. B daŋ muu shishɛr gba nna n wurge bumo be amu so a ŋini fanɛ bumo be ŋgbene jija bumo ga.

⁷ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Joshuwa kaŋɛ le: “Enyɛnpetale Ebɔrɛ, manɛ e ba nɛ fo ta anyi n dii Jɔɔdan be lɔr ere nɛ Amɔriebi e baa mur anyi? Manɛ nna bre, nɛ fo maŋ shin nɛ an wɔ lɔr na be kaba ndoŋ?

⁸ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ! Naniere Israɛlebi ka kilgi a shile bumo doŋana ere, manɛ nɛ n naa kɔ nɛ ŋ kaŋɛ fo?

⁹ Keenanebi nɛ bekama nɛ b wɔ efuli ere so kikɛ beeŋ nu kesheŋ ere nseŋ kulti anyi n wɔtɔ m mɔ anyi kikɛ! Nɛ loŋ malɛ wora, nnɛ nɛ fo bunyaŋ naa wɔ?”

¹⁰ Nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ kaŋɛ Joshuwa le: “Koso! Manɛ nna nɛ fo dese kasawule loŋ?

¹¹ Israɛlebi wora kulubi nna! B kini kebɛ mbra nɛ n yili n sa bumo na so, nseŋ ta asɔ nɛ ŋ kaŋɛ fanɛ b mur kikɛ na be ako. B yuri nseŋ ku efɛ nseŋ ta asɔ na n wea bumo gbagba be asɔ to.

¹² Amoso nɛ Israɛlebi na maŋ tiŋ n yili n tu bumo doŋana na. B shile nna ŋkpal bumo gbagba ka ki basa nɛ baaŋ mur so. M maaŋ naa wɔ menyi kutɔ, ama men baŋ mur asɔ nɛ men ta ŋ ŋana na kikɛ nna!

¹³ Kaŋɛ fo basa na fanɛ b lara alubi ashi bumo be ŋgbene to ŋ ki cheembi, saŋɛ na so, ma nɛ bumo beeŋ tiŋ n shɛr echefo, ŋkpal manɛ so, ma, Enyɛnpe Israɛl be Ebɔrɛ na kɔ le nɛ ŋ kaŋɛ: ‘Menyi Israɛlebi ka kɔ asɔ nɛ a maŋ daga men ka ta ŋ ki menyi peya so na so nɛ men doŋana pɔɔ menyi so na. Men maaŋ tiŋ n tu men doŋana ŋ kɔ, ama men baŋ lara amo efuli nna m mur amo!’

¹⁴ Echefo kachipurso shin nɛ fo basa na kikɛ e lar n yili yiri yiri so, nɛ yiri kama nɛ meeŋ lara na e yili mbuna mbuna so. Nɛ kabuna kama nɛ meeŋ lara na e yili kanaŋ kanaŋ so. Nɛ kanaŋ kama nɛ meeŋ lara na be basa e yili kukoko to.

¹⁵ Esa kama nɛ b kaŋ wu asɔ nɛ a maŋ daga na mo kutɔ, baaŋ chɔɔ mo nɛ mbe kanaŋ nɛ mbe asɔ nɛ e kɔ kikɛ, ŋkpal e ka shin nɛ le be anishinyɔr lubi ere ba Israɛl so nseŋ naŋ wora n da Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ be ŋkre na so so!”

¹⁶ Kumo be ŋklade kachipurdidi nɛ Joshuwa shin nɛ Israɛlebi na kikɛ lar n yili yiri yiri so. Ndoŋ nna nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ lara Juda be yiri to ebi fanɛ bumo e wora n da so.

¹⁷ Nɛ Juda be yiri to ebi kikɛ lar n yili mbuna mbuna so, nɛ e lara Zɛra be kabuna ebi. Kumo be kaman nɛ Zɛra be kabuna ebi lar n yili kanaŋ kanaŋ so nɛ e lara Zabdi be kanaŋ to ebi.

¹⁸ Nɛ Joshuwa shin nɛ Zabdi be kanaŋ to ebi lar n yili kukoko to nɛ b lara Kaami pibi Eekan nɛ e la Zabdi mo nanabi na.

¹⁹ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Joshuwa kaŋɛ mo le: “M pibinyɛn, sa Enyɛnpe Israɛl be Ebɔrɛ na kemaŋkura nseŋ ji kashenteŋ m bugi to ŋ kaŋɛ ma kusɔ nɛ fo wora kikɛ. Sa maŋ ta shɛŋ ŋ ŋana ma so.”

²⁰ Nɛ Eekan kaŋɛ: “Kashenteŋ nna. N wora kulubi n da Enyɛnpe Israɛl be Ebɔrɛ na so. Kusɔ nɛ ma alɛ wora e la fanɛ,

²¹ n daŋ wu Babilɔnebi be piŋi lela ko, nɛ gbiti nɛ kumo be egbɛ sa fanɛ kilo anyɔ, nɛ shuwa fanɛ kilo be bargato ka wɔ asɔ nɛ an suge na to nna nɛ amo be asheŋ par ma alegaiso nɛ n ta amo n ya puli ma wajɛbu to. Gbiti na e wɔ kaseto.”

²² Ndoŋ nna nɛ Joshuwa shuŋi mbɔ nɛ b shile n ya keni nɛ kashenteŋ nɛ e ta asɔ na m puli mbe wajɛbu na to nɛ gbiti na wɔ amo be kaseto.

²³ Nɛ b pulgi asɔ na ashi wajɛbu na to nseŋ ta amo n yɔ Joshuwa nɛ Israɛlebi na kutɔ n ya nase Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ na be anishito.

²⁴ Nɛ Joshuwa nɛ Israɛlebi na kikɛ pɛ Eekan nseŋ ta gbiti na nɛ piŋi na nɛ shuwa na, nɛ Eekan be mbia kikɛ nɛ mbe ekurma nɛ mbolpɔ nɛ mbe ana nɛ mbe wajɛbu nɛ kusɔ kama nɛ e kɔ kikɛ n yɔ ketaŋɛ nɛ baa tre Akɔɔ na to. Akɔɔ be kifito e la ‘Tɔrɔ’

²⁵ Nɛ Joshuwa kaŋɛ le: “Eekan, fo wɔtɔ anyi tɔrɔ to bre, ama Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ beeŋ gberge fo alɛ gba kusoe kabre!” Ndoŋ nna nɛ Israɛlebi na kpa Eekan nɛ mbe kanaŋ ajembu m mɔ nseŋ chɔ bumo nɛ bumo be asɔ kikɛ.

²⁶ B daŋ bela ajembu gboŋgboŋi damta nna n deŋi Eekan so kululu. Nɛ Enyɛnpe Ebɔrɛ be agbo nyaŋnyaŋso na wushi. Amoso nɛ b kra tre kaboŋ na Akɔɔ be ketaŋɛ to hale kabre na.